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NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Florida Supreme Court hears dispute about UF’s 2020 COVID-19 shutdown

By Sally Brown | Aug. 7, 2023

The Florida Supreme Court will review a case about UF returning fees paid to the university during the COVID-19 shutdown to students.

After years of hard work and engineering obstacles, the Solar Gators revealed their newest solar-powered car at UF’s New Engineering Building Thursday. The car is set to compete at the Formula Sun Grand Prix at Topeka, Kansas, throughout the week. 
Designed and assembled completely by UF students, the “Sunrider” can reach speeds up to 50 mph, and a single battery pack can power it through 200 miles. 
The week-long competition consists of four days of scrutineering, where experts test and inspect every piece of the vehicle, followed by three days of racing. It’s a race of endurance where previous winners reached 700 miles through multiple battery packs. The team will compete against 14 other groups from across the United States and Canada. Irene Chung, president-elect of Solar Gators, said winning this competition will qualify them for larger competitions such as the American Solar Challenge. However, more hurdles await them at the racetrack, she said. 
“As you start driving,” she said, “you start seeing things that you’ve never seen before, and you’ve got to debug and problem solve on the fly.”

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

UF Solar Gators win Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix

By Sally Brown | July 10, 2023

Powered by the sun and innovation, the UF Solar Gators took home a first-place trophy from the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix for the first time.

TIAA Bank Field, the home stadium of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, also serves as host for the annual Florida-Georgia game. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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SPANISH

El campus de UF Jacksonville recibirá $75 millones

By Nicole Beltran and Sally Brown | June 19, 2023

El gobernador Ron DeSantis aprobó $75 millones para el propuesto campus de UF en Jacksonville a mediados de otros vetos presupuestarios de medio millón de dólares.

Courtesy of the Associated Press

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

UF Jacksonville campus to receive $75 million

By Sally Brown | June 18, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis approved $75 million for UF’s proposed Jacksonville campus amid half-a-million dollar budget vetoes.

Florida Supreme Court hears dispute about UF’s 2020 COVID-19 shutdown

UF Solar Gators win Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix

El campus de UF Jacksonville recibirá $75 millones

UF Jacksonville campus to receive $75 million

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